Talk:Sputter deposition

External link opinions
Opinions would be appreciated on whether this link: Magnetron sputtering information An animation of the sputtering process would be an appropriate addition to the article. Thanks. -- SiobhanHansa 21:28, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
 * No: Although the information appears solid, but (1) authorship is unknown (2) any references to reputable/verifiable sources of the provided information are absent. Therefore this website fails verifiability criteria. `'Míkka 23:10, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Term Evaporation boat
never heard of it before. used in sealing potato chip bags. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Y0VuOYqkU&feature=related —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.154.17.255 (talk) 08:21, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Proposed merger from Sputtering
The two article cover more or less the same subject matter. They should be merged but it won't be easy due to the amount of overlap. Iepeulas (talk) 01:10, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

I disagree: The article on sputtering discusses a more general physical phenomenon - e.g., also relevant for astronomy - not just the method of sputter deposition. Jeskj (talk) 12:01, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

I'm impressed to say I'm also opposed to this merge. As Jeskj says, there is a clear line between the two articles, minimal overlapping in the current state of the articles, and sufficient content for both articles to exist. -Verdatum (talk) 21:56, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Historically up until the last few years the term sputter was often used when they were talking about sputter deposition. For example "sputtered films". As was noted above the process of sputtering is quite separate from the process of sputter deposition.Don Mattox (talk) 20:29, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

If anything "sputter deposition" should be merged into "sputtering". Sputtering is a phenomenon used for several things, only one of which is sputter depositions. For example, sputtering is used in analytical glow discharges to remove layers and probe deeper layers of a sample. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.44.187.202 (talk) 03:15, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Definitely keep them separate. 76.190.254.114 (talk) 16:41, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Disagree (though would be glad to merge myself otherwise :). Suprizingly, both articles are well developed and are properly focused, that is sputtering mostly on the process of removal, and sputter deposition on the process of deposition. Seeing a 5:1 vote, I am removing the merging tags. Materialscientist (talk) 10:54, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Agree with merging both articles. Although the stated separation is understandable, "Sputtering" should be the main article and could be divided into etching and deposition sections. In fact, "Sputtering" does involve the removal of mass from a particular surface and "Sputter Deposition" describes the deposition that occurs after the mass removal but to separate both articles may raise additional and, if I may, unnecessary questions. If one searches for "Sputtering" information in current literature, it can be seen that in a general way, "Sputtering" is a process that involves both removal and deposition of mass, from a target to a substrate, independent of the type of apparatus involved. In the end, I suggest that the merging of both articles would be more beneficial to the common reader by providing significant information of both removal and deposition of mass in this two-stage process.Daniel Fernandes (UU) (talk) 11:21, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

Sputtering Image Orientation
Isn't the image on the upper right is inverted up-side down? The sputtering target should be suspended on the top. And the substrate should be waiting down below.

What sputtering type does it fall to? It should be specified too. Probably, it's on the gas sputtering.

Regards, LJ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.71.116.54 (talk) 02:34, 14 February 2018 (UTC)


 * The (two) sputtering chambers I've seen had the target at the bottom. I'm not sure that it actually matters though. ~Awilley (talk) 06:58, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Gravity is not important. You have systems that sputter up, down, sideways Bubsir (talk) 16:03, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

Magnetron sputtering x Cavity magnetron
Types of sputter deposition Magnetron sputtering source

Sputtering sources often employ magnetrons that utilize strong electric and magnetic fields to confine charged plasma particles close to the surface of the sputter target. --- This links to the cavity magnetron which is a different device. 147.251.27.193 (talk) 07:37, 27 March 2023 (UTC)